| Password Protection | Ergonomics | Biometrics | | Teleworking

The Social and Ethical Issues

• the economic value of information
• environmental issues related to the production of computer components and supplies
• environmental issues related to the disposal of obsolete hardware and computer supplies
• health issues and ergonomics related to the use of hardware
• password protection, security, biometrics and authorized access
• issues related to viruses on both stand-alone and network systems
• greater dependence of organizations on IT
• increase in teleworking and the virtual office
• the need for ongoing training and retraining
• the economic and psychological implications of planned IT obsolescence in hardware, software and services, which has been forced on consumers by the IT industry
• organizational policies and standards, for example, e-mail, surveillance and monitoring policies.

Password Protection

What makes a good password?

Ergonomics

Biometrics

BBC Biometrics

Biometric technology uses computerised methods to identify a person by their unique physical or behavioural characteristics. Examples include: fingerprint, iris/retina, facial recognition. For more information, please look up BBC Biometrics

Teleworking